merikansat

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) Sea Peoples confederation of sea-faring people of unknown nationalities who raided East Mediterranean at around 1200 B.C.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish meri (sea, of sea, marine) + Finnish kansat.

Origin

Finnish

kansat

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